This chapter is a long one but one of the most important. Kevin does a little spy work on his side, and Allen discovers...a change that will alarm both of them. There's a small flashback part about when Randall gets Kevin. I am really proud of this chapter, it has many...well...I don't know what it is...but its something...I don't know. Enjoy!
Chapter 7 The Thoughts And The Ectoplasm
Kevin:......
Kevin was already asleep, he had a couple of hours before his 7 hour shift started.
Voice: Kevin!
Kevin:......
Voice: Kev.....
Kevin opened his eye's, both of them still in sleep mode.
Kevin: What?
He could see Allen against the wall near the stairs.
Allen: Shift time Scare Boy...
Kevin: Oh...
Kevin plotted his face into his bed's pillow.
*
Both of them made it to M.I. It was noted that some employees worked at night. Some because they work better at night time in Monstropolis, and that scarers need to fill the quota for the other halve of the human world. Both of them stopped at the M.I. entrance, Allen getting out the key he had been issued.
Kevin: Allen...weren't you suppose to come here an hour ago?
Allen: Well.....I'm starting that tomorrow...
Kevin: Allen...
Allen: Alright, I was suppose to, but they haven't caught me yet...
Kevin: (Chuckle)
Kevin:....Say...Allen...
Allen gets out a silver key from his coat and places it into the eye of the emblem on the door.
Allen: Yeah?
Kevin: If you find anything about....my dad....
Allen: I'll tell ya...
Kevin: Thanks...
*
Allen, Kevin, and Fungus found themselves in the Scare Floor, no other scarers seen.
(Scream!)
Kevin slipped out of the door, closing it with his tail.
Fungus: Getting better Kevin...
Kevin: Yeah I know...
Allen:...
Allen turned around, seeing no operational camera's in the floor at the moment.
Allen: Hmm...Allen, I'm going to get us something ok....
Kevin:????.....Well...ok...
Allen: Hey Fungus, you want anything?
Fungus: No I'm fine....
Allen:....
Allen slowly went out.
Kevin: Hmm...
Fungus: Another door's ready...
*
Allen had used his tricking skill's against Fungus. He was at that point, looking into each Scare Floor for anything interesting.
Allen: (I hope I find something....)
He stopped at Floor C....
Allen: (Oh! What's the use...)
Allen: Maybe Sully was telling the full truth...
Allen: (Sigh)
Allen turned. But stopped from moving back.....a sound caught his sensitive ears.
Allen: (What?)
He closed his eyes, making his hearing more sharper.
(Laugh)
Allen: What in the...
(Laugh)
Allen: That's not a monster...
Allen slowly walked to Floor B, looking inside seeing nothing, but then went to Floor A.
Allen: (This is where its coming from!)
He came to the corner of the entrance, many voices coming from inside. He peeked around it.
Allen: Oh my........!!!!!!
*
When Kevin's shift was finally over, Allen rushed him into the "Male" bathroom.
Allen(Shaking Kevin uncontrollably): It is something you wont believe!
Kevin: What are we doing here? And stop shaking me!
Allen stop's shaking him.
Allen: I know about Scareing job's but what I saw.....what I saw...
Kevin: What are you going on about?
Allen placed his hands on Kevin's shoulders.
Allen: Pies, balloons, mask's, costumes...!
Kevin shrugged.
Kevin: So? I see that every time I go to the store...
Allen: Don't you get it?!
Allen: Those night guy's in Floor A aren't scareing!
Allen: There....making.....kids....laugh!
Kevin stood there, his mouth moving like he had just been shocked speechless at a horror movie.
Kevin: W....WHAT?!
Allen: Its true!
Kevin: You must be joking!
Allen: I cannot lie about things like this Kevin you know that!
Kevin places his top hands on the sink table, his and Allen's reflections showing on the glass.
Kevin: They can't make kids laugh!
Kevin: Were monsters! Not clowns!
Kevin: If dad knew about this, he'd take it up to the B.O.D!
Allen:...
Kevin: It's....It's just not right!
Kevin: Err!
Allen: What do we do?
Kevin: We can't do anything...
Kevin: But....if we find Waternoose...
Kevin:....Yes...
Kevin turned to Allen.
Kevin: If we tell Waternoose about this, then maybe we'll get it straight!
Kevin:...But we can't let anyone know...
Allen: Not even Fungus?
Kevin: Not even Fungus...
Allen:...Ok...
*
The two stayed at Randall's house. Allen was watching the T.V., feeling very agitated about what he discovered. Meanwhile, Kevin was upstairs. He had his top arms crossed on the window ceil, looking out at the city.
Kevin:....
Kevin: ( I still remember when dad saved me...)
*
Past
Randall was sitting in the only chair in the living room, his house lessened with objects. He had bandages on his neck, head, and bottom left arm.....ones he seemed to place on himself. At the moment, his face was planted into his top hands, wet with tears....after a while he dried them, setting his head against the chair.
Randall: Why did this happen!...ehh...
His stabbed throat made it hard to speak for him....
Randall: I couldn't have been that stupid to let her go with me....
Randall remembered what he did after the fight......
*
Past
Outside a bar downtown, police and medical trucks surrounded the building. Police hauled out various monsters and a medical van stopped at the building. Two monsters came out, and rushed inside...
*
Inside, Randall was starring at a sight that saddened him. The medical monsters saw that he was bleeding at his bottom left arm, the right side of his neck, and a part between his fronds....
Medical monster: Sir...you need medical attention fast!
Randall:....
He stood there....looking down. On the floor was a female lizard monster....laying....unmovable on the floor....
Medical monster:!!!
*
Outside, Randall was concerned as a victim of the fight, making him safe to what the stabbers got. But there he was, holding his bleeding neck with his top right hand, looking down at a stretcher on the ground. Laying there was the monsters who had asked to come with him.......He just starred, even as they placed her in the van and drove off.....
Randall:...
Medical monster: Sir, those wounds need to...
Randall just turned and walked off, pushing the m.d. out of his way.
Medical monster:?????
*
Randall: Why did I let some women convince me....
Randall felt his hurt arm.
Randall: Why....
(Ring! Ring!)
Randall slowly turned his head to the ringing phone.
Randall:.....(If its my boss, I'll kill him...)
Randall climbed onto his seven limbs, one still hurt, and rose himself up onto his four feet, walked over and picked up the phone on a redwood table.
Randall: Talk to me....
Voice: Mr. Boggs?
Randall: Hmph....you seem smart to call me that...
Voice:???....Mr. Boggs, I'm from the Monster Adoption Agency....
Randall: What do you want? A medal?
Voice: Not at all sir...
Voice: Anyhow....we understand that you were with Martha Rainsford during her untimely death...
Randall:.....Yeah...so?
Voice: Well, we assume you are a friend...at least a friend, or hers?
Randall switched out of his sarcastic tone, realizing something was wrong. He could feel it going up the stripe down his back.
Voice: Well....we need to tell you....
Voice: If you don't take him in....then we have to take him to another family...
Randall's fronds popped up, feeling a little pain, and Randall's eyes narrowed at the phone.
Randall: He?
Voice: You see sir...she was not married...
Voice: But....she has a child...
Randall: What!? Ehh!
Randall felt his neck once again from the sudden outburst...
Randall: What? A kid!?
Voice: Yes....we picked him up after the police searched her house...
Voice: His name is Kevin...
Voice: Your the closest monster his got...
Randall: Me....take in a kid?
Voice: If you don't we can send him to another family...
Randall fell silent for a couple seconds.
Voice: Sir?
Randall:....I...I....need to think about it...
Voice: Very well...
Randall hangs up the phone and sits down in his chair.
Randall: A kid?
Randall:....I've never had a kid before....
Randall thought of how this would affect his life, thinking of the many changes....
Randall: Still...
He gets up and places his good side of hands on the wall near the window.
Randall:...It would be nice to have someone around...
Randall: Someone to actually care for....and to be cared by...
Randall: (I owe it.....to her....)
*
After a while, Randall found himself standing in front of a large building, a plaque beside the gates that lead to a path leading to the entrance saying "Special Children For a Special Person".
Randall:....
He stood there, looking at the sign. His bandages had been removed. For some reason, Randall had the ability to heal himself pretty fast.....in this world. The only thing that was left on the cut areas, was darkened scales and a visible scar of the wound.
Randall:....(I wonder what kind of kid he is...)
He trotted in.
*
Inside, he stopped at the information desk to the right of the entrance. A blob monster like Roz turned to see him. For some reason, Randall thought that all slug type monsters had low jobs like that, making him chuckle before the monster spoke.
Monster: Sir eh...
She sounded allot like Roz as well...
Randall thought for a moment but continued.
Randall: I'm here to pick up....
Randall:....Kevin...
Monster: Oh sir....you his father...?
Randall:??? Why?
Monster: He looks sort of like you...
Randall: Oh really?
Monster: Yes...
Monster: He's in the third door on the left....
Without a thank you, Randall went off, slowly.
*
As soon as Randall opened the door to the room...he saw Kevin, looking up at him.
Randall:...Kevin?
Kevin:!!! Dad!
Kevin moved over and hugged him as best as he could.
Randall:!!......
Randall lifted him up with his top hands. Kevin then placed his arms around Randall's neck, missing the wounded part.
Kevin: I knew u would b back!
Randall looked at him, a little concerned of being called "dad".
Randall: Kevin...
Kevin: Daddy...?
Randall hadn't had much experience with kids at all....but he decided to try his best...
Randall: You want to come home with me?
Kevin released his arms and nodded his head more than he need to. After that, a most that looked like Luckey from the Scare Floor Randall work on, came up.
Monster: Mr. Boggs?
Monster: And which little one are you taking with you?
Randall: Yeah I'm Boggs....and don't call Kevin "Little one" tentacle brain...
Monster:!!!
Randall: This is Kevin....my son...
Randall grinned at the monster. Kevin smiled at Randall from his grin, a Randall smiled back....
*
Present.
Kevin opened his eyes from remembering the day.
Kevin: Dad...
Kevin: Wherever you are.....I hope your safe...
Kevin climbed into his bed and took a small rest, waiting until it was morning....
Below...Allen was looking up at Kevin's room.
Allen: (Poor guy....)
Allen sat down on the couch
Allen: (I guess I need to help him...)
Allen: (I guess even if its job risky....)
*
As soon as the morning sun hit Kevin's eyes, he leaped out of bed and headed downstairs, wanting to get to business right away. He reached the door's handle when.
Allen: Stop....right there...
Kevin stopped seeing Allen hop out of the couch and go over to him.
Allen: Your not going without me...
Kevin smiled as both of them grabbed there coats and went outside.
*
Kevin wanted to find Waternoose on the subject of laughing energy, so he remembered. The last place he was said to be was Monsters Inc....so the two headed there. Kevin had figured that two monsters would help them.....Smitty and Needlemen. The two were allowed in, but when they...
(Bump!)
Celia: Whoa!
Kevin quickly grabs here right hand to stop her from falling.
Kevin: Sorry Celia...
She straightened herself up.
Kevin: You ok?
Celia: Yeah I'm fine,,,,
Celia: Kevin right?
Kevin: Yes..
Allen rolled his eyes, but looking at the other monsters passing about.
Celia: Why ate you two here?
Kevin: I...just need to catch up on some....old...friends..
Celia: Oh really? Who?
Kevin: Smitty and Needlemen...
Celia: Oh...Ok...I think there near...Floor G...
Kevin: Thanks Celia...
Kevin turned to Allen, who was giving a wink at a girl monster just heading out.
Kevin: Allen come on...
Kevin grabbed his left hand with both of his left hands as he dragged him over.
Allen: Hey Kevin wait I think I'm in love....
Kevin: Really?
Allen: Na....
Allen: But still I think she likes me...
Kevin: Come on...
Kevin dragged him over.
Celia: (Small Laugh) Guess he's not so bad after all...
*
After , the two saw Floor G in view....but heard voices farther up the hall.
Voice: Yeah Needlemen you sure did a good job in the company play that day....
Kevin stopped, stopping Allen also with his hand.
Kevin: (Play?)
Voice: I wonder how you were o good at playing that villain Randall...
Kevin: (Villain!? What!?)
Allen looked down to see Kevin's bottom hands clench into fists.
Needlemen's voice: Yeah I know..
Voice: See ya!
Kevin could see two other monsters leave, letting the two janitors beside the door shredder.
Kevin:....
Kevin went over to them followed by Allen.
Needlemen:!!!!
Kevin: So Needlemen...what was that you were talking about? I didn't hear it...
Needle: Umm...Uhh...
Kevin knew Needlemen was the kind of monster to drag on for hours.
Kevin: Forget it...
Kevin: Listen you two....where was the last place you saw Mr. Waternoose?
Smitty: Last time I saw him was in Mr. Sullivan's Floor..
Kevin: Good..
Allen went on to get there. Kevin was about to go, but moved his head close to Needlemen.
Kevin: Oh, and Needlemen....
Kevin: I wouldn't call my dad a villain....
Kevin: Might get you a new meaning of stage fright...
Needlemen:!!!!
Kevin backed off.
Kevin: See ya guys...
Kevin ran past them and followed Allen.
*
In the Floor, the two looked everywhere for any clue. Nothing was found.
Allen: Kev..
Allen: This is pointless...nothings here..
Kevin slinked out from under a table and got onto his feet.
Kevin: Yeah....huh?
Kevin looked at the back corner of the room...seeing the tunnel where the doors came through....
Kevin: Allen....bring up a door...
Allen:???
*
Allen did as told, and there sat a door in the station.
Allen: What are you up to?
Kevin attached himself to the top left corner of the door....
Allen: What!? Your not thinking of...
Kevin: I'm looking in that vault...
Allen: Are you crazy?! You know how big that place could be!?
Allen: What if you get...
Kevin: Don't worry...I'll be fine...
Allen:...Ok...If you need me...call me...
Kevin: Alright...I'm ready
Kevin gripped the door with his limbs, making sure he was securely on. Allen then pressed the "Send-Back" switch. Slowly, the door lifted up, attaching itself to a lock on mechanism on the rail. Then, the door slowly followed the rail, into the tunnel.....
*
Kevin's door slowly made it thought the blue tunnel. He had never seen this part of the factory, few have. He was a little scared at the point. As he reached the light at the end of the tunnel...., he felt pain.
Kevin: Ehh...
Pain was felt all around his neck. He could also feel pains in his stomach....He used his top left hand to rub his neck.
Kevin: (Ehh....I feel like as if I was split in two...or stretched out....)
Kevin: (I've never felt this before....maybe its a sign of fear or something...)
Soon....the exit came up..
Kevin: Ok...
Kevin held on, the pain still on him.
Kevin:!!!
He just came out. The Door Vault was in his sight.
Kevin: Wow!
Millions and millions of doors, being stored in such an unthinkable space.
Kevin: Wow....this...is amazing......whoa...
Kevin looked down to see how high he was.
Kevin: Ok!
He placed his head forward.
Kevin: Don't look down...
*
Soon his door came near to a platform, Kevin scrambling off the door and onto the platform. He went over to the guard rail. Now he could see the huge room with its doors and rails.
Kevin: (Come on....there's got to be something here...)
After much time, he sighed, crossing his arms on the guard rail and setting his head on them, his eyes halve closed, looking at the ground.
Kevin: Maybe he skipped town or...huh?!
Kevin moved his face up, his top hands gripping the guard rail.
Kevin: What in the!?...
Kevin slid past the guard rail and attached himself to the platform wall and slinked down on all eight's.
Kevin: Ok...don't look...
Kevin closed his eyes as he continued down. Unlike Randall, Kevin wasn't use to high heights.
*
When he got to the low level, accidentally hitting his head on it from his eyes being closed, and lifted back onto his feet.
Kevin:...
Kevin slowly moved forward.
He walked forward, and ahead.....was a smashed _ door....He went over to it.
Kevin: How...those locks are solid...it couldn't have fell.
He looked at one piece that had the sensor light on it...smashed...
Kevin: What?!
Kevin knew that the light was the only thing that was able to let a monster in and out of the human world....
Kevin: These things can't be smashed...
Kevin: Only a strong force could break these...
Kevin: This is strange...!!!
He picked up a certain piece into his top right hand. He looked on the side, that if it was in a station to be used to scare the child, it would be the side in the kids room not the monster world, and on the side....was Ectoplasm...blood of monsters...
Kevin: What?
Kevin starred at the piece. His mind was racing. Some monster was hurt by this....or...in this door.
Kevin:...Oh..
He looked to see the Ectoplasm was not dry, telling that it had been here recently...
Kevin: This is a clue...
Kevin: I think...
Kevin:...I need to analyze this...
Kevin climbed back onto the wall, looking at the broken piece..
Kevin: (I know its a scary thought...but...)
Kevin: (I hope this isn't my dad's....)
*
In the Scare Floor, Allen was getting bored at being the lookout. He was flying around the Scare Floor, going between the door lockers.
Allen: (Come on Kev...)
Allen: Jeez....
Kevin: Hey Allen!
Allen: What?!
(SLAM!)
Allen slammed into the wall with the windows on top...
Kevin: Ehh...
Kevin hopped down from the tunnel, and went over and picked him up.
Allen: Oh...
Kevin: You alright?
Allen: Yeah, yeah...
Allen shook his head.
Allen: Huh? What's that?
Kevin remembered the piece...
Kevin: I got it at the base of the Vault..
Kevin: Near a platform was a smashed door...
Allen: What?
Kevin: Yeah....But I think someone destroyed it...
Allen: Why?
Kevin: The light was out, and someone strong can only break those solid things...
Kevin: Allen....look closer..
Allen placed on a confused face, but looked at the piece in Kevin's top right palm.
Allen:!! Is that Ectoplasm?
Kevin: Yeah...its still fresh...been there recently..
Allen: What do we do?
Kevin: Get it analyzed...
Kevin: I have a friend who can do it?
Both of them rushed out.
*
After a while, when Kevin and Allen were gone, Sully appeared in the Door Vault. He was at the guard rail, his arms crossed with his head on them, looking down at the smashed door.
Sully:.....
Voice: Sully!
Sully didn't move but knew it was Mike...
Sully: Hi Mike...
Mike: What's with you? I was looking all over the factory...
Sully: I'm just thinking Mike..
Mike: I can guess...
Mike went beside Sully and looked down.
Mike: I knew it....Lizard Boy right..?
Sully turned his head to him but looked back down.
Sully: Mike...I think I did something wrong that day...
Mike:??? What?
Sully: Mike...we hurt him and threw him into that world without a fair hearing...
Mike:??
Sully:...
Mike: Sully...he deserved it..
Sully:....Mike...you know how fast we came back?
Mike: All I remember is rolling down that hill with regretting of not going with you..
Sully:...Notice how long he's been gone?
Sully: I would think it would be easy for him...but....
Sully: I think he's hurt or something..
Mike: What Sul? You saying you want him back here?!
Sully: Honestly Mike.....yes...
Mike:!?!?!?!
*
Kevin and Allen stopped in front of a lab looking building. On a sign beside the double entrance door, was a sign saying "Monster Research".
Allen: What is this place?
Kevin: I was here for a year....studying...they research monsters here..
Allen: Research? (Gulp)
Kevin: They only do small things...
Kevin: What we eat, our habitat concerns...our special ability's...
Allen: Well...ok...
*
Kevin lead Allen though a couple whit hall's and entered a room labeled "Blood Sample Tests". This made Allen feel queasy.
Allen: Eh...
Kevin headed in, following was Allen.
*
Inside was a lone monster working on a computer, it noticed Kevin. The monster looked like Sully, but was younger and had purple fur, red spots, and longer claws.
Monster: Kevin....?
Kevin: Hi Jeff...
Jeff: Where ya been?!
The two shook hands.
Kevin: You know...around...
Jeff: Can you still do that trick?
Kevin: Oh...
Kevin vanishes, then appears.
Jeff: I still don't know how you got that...
Kevin: A gift...from my father...
Jeff: Oh...how is Randall?
Kevin:...Actually...
Allen: Kev..
Allen walked in, shutting the door with his left wing.
Allen: Well...introduction...?
Kevin: Oh...this is Jeff Geexer...and this is...
Allen: Allen Bledge....
The two shake.
Allen: So who are you?
Jeff: Well...back when Kevin was working here, I was his partner..
Jeff: Which reminds me I still owe you for that project Kevin...
Jeff: Graduated with honors he did...
Kevin: Jeff....
Jeff:...Oh...so...you guy's come here to visit?
Kevin: Actually, I need you to do me the favor....
Kevin showed him the piece with the Ectoplasm...
Jeff:??? That's not suppose to be on a door...
Kevin: I know...
Jeff: Well...ok...
Jeff took the piece and placed it into a cylinder next to the computer. He closed the glass door and locked it. He then operated on the computer.
Allen: So how does this work?
Jeff: We take a sample and load it into the computer...
Jeff: The computer analyzes the D.N.A. in the sample....
Jeff: And matches itself with one of the citizens of our dear city...
(Beep! Beep!)
Jeff: Ah! Its done! Lets take a look then...
A screen popped up....
Kevin:!!!!!!!
Steve: No....no...this can't be right....
Kevin: No...I think it is...
It was Randall's D.N.A.
Jeff: I don't understand this..
Kevin backed away.
Kevin: What was my dad's Ectoplasm doing on that door!?
Allen:......
Kevin: Aw! Maybe he's hurt! Or...
Allen: Kevin! Calm down!
Kevin: I'm just worried about my dad Allen!....
Jeff: Kevin...maybe you should take a rest...
Jeff hand's Allen the piece and he takes it.
Kevin:....
Allen: Come on Allen......lets go...
Allen placed his right arm around Allen and lead him out....
Jeff:......
*
Back at Randall's home, Kevin was sitting on the steps that led to his room, looking at the various pictures of him and Randall on the wall.....Allen soon came over and sat by him.
Allen: Kev....you ok?
Kevin:...There's something wrong....I know it
Kevin: My dad could be hurt...or dying somehow...
Allen: Kevin...
Allen: Your dad's a strong fellow...
Allen: Remember how he did in that martial arts class he first took you to?
Kevin:...
Allen: He's alright....
Allen: Maybe it was something so simple that happen...
Allen:...We can find Waternoose tomorrow...
Allen: We can spend the day together...like old times..
Kevin:....Ok...
Allen: Ok....I'll make us some popcorn and we can watch that special "Monstropolis V.S. The Giant Kid"
Allen hopped up, heading into the kitchen, which was past the living room. While that, Kevin headed to his room.
Kevin: (Maybe I was jumping to conclusions...)
Kevin: But there's one thing that bothers me...
Kevin goes to his bed.
Kevin: That kid..
Kevin: Why did dad want to know about it....?
Kevin picks up that paper....
Kevin:: My dad, the kid, the door, the energy, Sully and Mike...ehh..
Kevin: Perhaps if I could find who brought in that kid, I'd know what happen...
Kevin: Hmph...If I didn't know better...
Kevin: I'd say it was...huh?
Kevin gasped, pulling the paper closer and turning it on its side.
Kevin:!!!!!!!
Kevin: Wazowski!!!!
Kevin now knows all these things. He knows Sully and Mike have been lying to him, and that they brought the kid into the monster world. And now he knows his dad was still at the factory during that one day, and that Sully and Mike really do know what happen to him.................What will Kevin do?.....